HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 12.21.1965Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
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December 21~ 19~,
A r~g~.l~r melt n.~ of the C3.ty Cota.~ei7. o.f the C3.ty m~ Laurels Mon~ana~
was held 3.n the Goune~.l Chambers and was called to order bg Maycar John B~~1a:~-
witah, at 7 sad o' cloeky P. M. ~ on ~ue~cl.ay' De~e~~ber 21' 196 .
Upon taking ro11 ea11a the ~'oZ7.e>wir~~ aldermen answered presents
Jacob R~.iff Donald R. Braelford Kenneth Olson
Lour ~'ovetiah Richard B'1ac~
Wa1~~r Parker
The ~+i nut~ss of the previous meting wires r~:~d.. Motion way made b~ Olson and seconded by E'ark~r ghat the m3.r~utes b~ approved as read. Motion aar-
ried
L~tter~ in report fa~m~ from Wm. H. ft~3nhart was read. Motion was
made by ~l.ffian and ~eccsnded by Bradford that phis report b~ approved. Motion
carried.
Mayor Beslanwiteh r~port~d that af't~r 3~ years of serving on the L b-
~°ary Board, that Mrs. ~hrett was retirin~~ effective Ja~u~ry 1.~~~ 19 6. H~
~tat~d that h~ would 1.ik~ the approval. mf' the Caune3.1 ~n the appointment of Mrs.
Lens Hopkins ~o the Board.. lotion was mach by alson and s~aaonded by Parl~er that
the appc~intmen~ of Mrs. Hopkins be approved. Motion carried. Olson tl~~n stated
that the City Clerk writs a letter to Mrs. (3ehr.~st~ ~xpres~a~r~; the Coun~3.1}~ ~Gha~nks and re~r~t t~ aeoept her resignation, and a.~so ~~~.ted. that the Council ~houlcl.
ptarehase a gift. C~i~ dollar from each men~b~r was reec~mmn~nded.
In this connection, then Mayor ~1~o suggested that the Library (7rdi-
n~eF; be amended to include a five member boards r~.ther than the present thres-
mer~ber board.
The Mayor mentioned the Cafe strike in Laurel' and sta~~d. that he had
appoi~ta~d a mediation Baard~ to try only to get the employees and employers to-
gethsr for talks, otherwi~~ to s~~,y out of the p~ablem. Black d Yovetich both
r~port~;d on this ~i.tuatior~.
~ov~tich. r~por~c~d a two-s,c~~ bract of ~raund more or l~~s that hay r~o ~tlet or aca~ss to the property. Ru~~ reported that the Gi~y us~.ally do~~
nothing abort tM3~ tint l ~uc~i property. comes into the City L m3.t~.
aroshell.~ r~p~ared before the Council to eoamnend the Citg ~iriploye~s
for a good fob 3n grading a certain alley.
Parker r~port~d an thy: lot;,where the sold weigh ~t~~3.on way that had
been ren~~d to Peavey.
Black r~port~d on the C3t~ County Pl ink m~~tin~.
oi~o~., an~.r~~ o~ the ~ai~.Q~ c .tt~~ r~~mrt~a.:
1. Thai ~h~ polies committee r~ccsmmenc~~ that the City ehar~e to or-
clinances r~gardin~ inters~eti4ns ~o eonfo~tn ~a3.°~h State and County regulations.
~ioti~n made bar Ruff and seconded by~ Yovetie2a that the reccxnm~nda~3.on of tMe
Po1ic~ Committee b~ accepted.
2. Thy Police Committee recommends Ghat stop sign b~ placed at the
n7.gn ~cnool' Ana. a ~tiuap vi one ~.agn~c sy~Z~m vn s~~ x~n~:i~ a~n~. «ri ~va-~sev.
3. The PoZiee Commi~t~e hay elirectad. the ~~ax3.liary pol.ic~ to ei3r~c~ traffY~ at lit Av~snue and 7th street after ar~y ba1.1 ~am~s.
Comrn3.ttee aZ o ~r~commended that right ~tarn:~ be a1low~d at a7.1 car- ar
ners a~ 1st Street and ' ;after evmi.n~ to a comple~~ stop, and after giving
peds~trians the r3.~h~ of way. After di~cus~ion~ motion was made by Ruff and se-
cond~d by Blaek that the camm3_ttee~s above re ac~nm~nd~.t3.or~s b~ accepted. Motion serried,
There way di.~cv.~~ion of p~~, ball raaehines~ Bard. t~.bl~~s~, and ~Q forth.
~'h~ eouneil would like to have the City Clerk make 0~.~ a form which could b~
made o~.t in dupl~.cate with one ropy filed in the Police Department and one 3n the
City C1.erk~s offiee. A1.so that the police present the propa~r information ~a that the r~eorc~.8 can b~ kept eompletg. Another ~mmll file eab3.ne~ could be p~ar~h ~d.
Motion was mace by Ruff and ~e~onded by Yov~tich that the eommi~te~~a recommenda-
ticsn be accepted and the clerk be ins-~rueted to set ~zp th3.~ new f3.1~. Motion
e~rried.
Olson ~~ated that h~ had no~hin~ ~o r~por~ on the in~ur~c~ situation.
Gonta~t the labor ~omr~it~ee whin the in~urenc~ forms comp, bask 3.n.
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Edwards asked perm ss3.on ~0 leave the Stag. Motion w~.s made by Black
and seconded b~ Yovet3.ch that requ~~at be granted. Motion carried.
Br~,d.~ord requested stop ~i~m at 6tY~ st~e~d and A1~.~r Avenue on the North side of the street. Motion was-made by Ruff and ~~eonded by Yov~etieh that
this ma~t~r be referred to the polio ac~nit-~ee with authr~z~i~y t4 act. Motion
earri~d.
Ruff r~port~d on a w~.t~r acunmi3.tt~~ mee~Gin~. A~.~o o~ the reservoir.
City Engineer reported no spee3f`ie prices from any company a~ ,y~~. Motion was made bar Bradford and seconded by Olson that this matter b~, rcfer~~d to ~h~ water
committee with authority to act. Motion parried.
There being no further bt~s3.nes~ ~o cow b~for~ the Co~aneil a~ this time
motion was duly m~.de and seconded that the me~tiag be ad~oiarned. Motion carried.
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Passsd bg the G`~ty Co~neil of the C3.ty o~ Laural~ N~ant~,na,~ arid. approved
by the ~I`ayor this l~tY~ d.ay~ of Jan~aary~ 1966. y ~ 5.
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